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4 Groschen Kipper
| Issuer | Magdeburg, City of |
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| Year | 1621 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | City arms of Magdeburg displayed centrally, depicting a fortified gateway with towers surmounted by a standing figure (the Magdeburg virgin or imperial eagle motif), rendered in the bold, somewhat crude style typical of Kipper-period emergency coinage. Date 1621 appears in the upper field above the arms. A partial circular legend runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread, the numeral 4 appearing within an orb on the eagle's breast, denoting the denomination of 4 Groschen. The surrounding legend references the titles of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. The overall execution is characteristic of the debased Kipper und Wipper coinage period, with an irregularly shaped flan and somewhat weakly struck detail. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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